Lawn Care

Sat, 5 Mar 2011 09:37:33 -0500

Now is the time to start thinking about getting the lawn you have always wanted!

Dormant Winter Seeding is best with temperatures below 40 degrees. The seed will germinate as the weather warms. The advantages to dormant seeding is that it usually requires no watering, germinates earlier than a late spring seeding, and naturally works it’s way into the ground as it freezes and thaws.

Step 1 of the Fertilome Three Step Program : Lawn Food plus Crabgrass and Weed Preventer - Crabgrass is an annual weed that dies out in the fall during a freeze. The seed of the crabgrass will germinate as the weather warms in the spring. To prevent the crabgrass from germinating, you can put down the First Step. Prodiamin prevents weeds in your lawn for up to 8 months. This is best applied in March or April.

Over Seeding and Step 1 - These steps cannot be done at the same time. The first step will prevent your weed seed from germinating, but also your grass seed. You will want to wait until your grass has germinated before putting down the first step. Waiting will allow some weed seed to germinate, but since weed seed does not all germinate at the same time, it still will benefit you to put the first step down to prevent the majority of the weed seed. Any seeds that were missed and germinate can be killed with Fertilome’s Weed Free Zone. This is a liquid spray that works in cool weather that will kill the weeds without harming the grass.

Bridal Show

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:24:56 -0500

This past Saturday, Hollywood Casino hosted their first Bridal Show and Fashion Show. With it being a new event, we weren’t quite sure what to expect, but the turnout was great. We created some unique bouquets to go with our shabby chic booth. Becky and I manned the booth, but both Stacey and Adam helped do a lot of prep work and designing. The fashion show was held at Boogie Nights and was quite an interesting show. Congrats to the winners of the giveaways!

Baby Shower

Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:31:35 -0500

For anyone who may not have known, there is a new addition coming to the McCabe Family. I am due March 21st with a future 3rd generation McCabe baby! My dad expects him or her to be carrying a hose by May :) For the baby shower we decided to host it in the greenhouse. These are just a few pictures of the event.

Sugar Cookie Martini

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:46:27 -0500

Thanks everyone who came out for our Christmas Premier Party! We had a blast like usual and hope everyone else had a good time as well. For those who tried the Sugar Cookie Martini’s - here is the recipe!
1/4 Part Butter Schnapps
1/4 Part White Chocolate Godiva Liquor
1/4 Bailey’s
1/2 Powered Sugar mixed with 1/2 Part Water (to dissolve sugar)
Dab of Vanilla Extract

Then to embellish the martini glass add corse granular sugar and crushed vanilla wafers to the rim.

(for those who know their drinks well, then you realize this is a vodkaless martini. We tried it with vanilla vodka, but it made it too strong for our event, but feel free to add vanilla vodka to give this drink a kick!)

Nursery Sale! 50% off Trees and Shrubs

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:37:02 -0400

Awesome sale going on right now! For the first time ever we are putting trees and shrubs on sale for 50% off. We are only having the sale for two weeks so you don’t want to wait too long! We still have a huge selection of maples, willows, hydrangeas, hollies, and boxwoods.

Stop next years dandelions now!

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:59:57 -0400

Well this hasn’t been a great last couple of months for your lawn, but don’t just give up and wait for next spring! This is when you want to prevent weeds and fertilize to get a good healthy root system started for the grass next spring. Rain is finally headed this way, so this weekend will be a great time to put down the second step of the Fertilome 3 Step Lawn Care program. If you have weeds, put down the Weed Out plus Lawn Fertilizer. If you have been on top of the weed control, then put down the Lawn Fertilizer with Iron. Stop in and talk to our experts for more info!

Scott and Stacey’s Wedding

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:30:20 -0400

Well all the planning and prep work for the wedding paid off! We now have a new McCabe added to the family. Here are a few pictures of the lovely couple!

Limelight Hydrangea Tree

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:54:05 -0400

These unique hydrangea trees are fantastic for your landscape. We just got them in this summer and they are going fast. This ornamental tree is fabulous for the full sun and can take part shade. The best thing is, they will bloom all summer!

New! Embellish Your Story

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:04:34 -0400

Brand new way to express yourself. Take one of the magnetic message boards (two different sizes) and add pictures or to-do-list and embellish the boards with magnets that represent your or the picture. Take your child’s sports picture and embellish it with magnets in your school colors or sports theme. The wall words have many saying that can be hung on a door, wall, or put on the stand to be free standing - Welcome, Our Story, Memories, Friends, Family and so on. Create one today!

Jack’s Petunia Feed

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:06:33 -0400

It’s a start to a new month and the weather has finally warmed up. The petunias love this warm weather. One of our most frequently asked questions is “how do you get your petunias to look that good?” Well there is a lot of hard work that go into our petunia hanging baskets. First we start with excellent varieties, great potting soil, and regulate water, temp, and space. But we have already done all of that for you. So all that there is left for you to do is water them daily and feed them with Jack’s Classic Petunia Feed. This little jug of fertilizer is the key to keeping the petunias blooming and it keeps the leaves from yellowing in the middle of summer. Another secret is if they start to look leggy, cut them back and in two weeks you’ll have beautiful full baskets!